{"id":2266,"date":"2024-07-20T12:11:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T12:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/scam-warning-as-fake-emails-and-websites-target-users-after-outage\/"},"modified":"2024-07-20T12:11:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T12:11:43","slug":"scam-warning-as-fake-emails-and-websites-target-users-after-outage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/scam-warning-as-fake-emails-and-websites-target-users-after-outage\/","title":{"rendered":"Scam warning as fake emails and websites target users after outage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scam warning as fake emails and websites target users after outage  <\/p>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-8589xk-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1suzcxq-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e610\/live\/14220950-468e-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/e610\/live\/14220950-468e-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/e610\/live\/14220950-468e-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/e610\/live\/14220950-468e-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/e610\/live\/14220950-468e-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/e610\/live\/14220950-468e-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A blue error screen can be seen on a checkout till at a supermarket in Australia. It is in the foreground, and behind it, a woman can be seen paying at another till.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/xbGRRv.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e610\/live\/14220950-468e-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/e610\/live\/14220950-468e-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/e610\/live\/14220950-468e-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/e610\/live\/14220950-468e-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/e610\/live\/14220950-468e-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/e610\/live\/14220950-468e-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg 976w\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1151.5766262403529\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"><\/picture><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\">Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1hbb5i-BylineComponentWrapper e8mq1e90\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-qt5zqv-BylineWrapper e8mq1e917\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h3c0s8-ContributorContainer e8mq1e916\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1u2in0b-Container-ContributorDetails e8mq1e913\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-68pt20-Text-TextContributorName e8mq1e96\">Joe Tidy<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-84ltp5-Text e8mq1e910\">Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-jlwt2c-Divider e8mq1e915\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"metadata-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-j4gvkq-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2024-07-20T11:50:44.795Z\">20 minutes ago<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Cyber-security experts and agencies around the world are warning people about a wave of opportunistic hacking attempts linked to the IT outage.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Although there is no evidence that the CrowdStrike outage was caused by malicious activity, some bad actors are attempting to take advantage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Cyber agencies in the UK and Australia are warning people to be vigilant to fake emails, calls and websites that pretend to be official.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">And CrowdStrike head George Kurtz encouraged users to make sure they were speaking to official representatives from the company before downloading fixes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"links-block\" class=\"ssrcss-12l5xzx-LinksComponentWrapper e3eyuya0\">\n<section class=\"ssrcss-msolhr-LinksWrapper e3eyuya5\">\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-mh3hvv-InContentLinksGrid e3eyuya3\">\n<li class=\"ssrcss-r2yl4r-PromoItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div data-testid=\"promo\" class=\"ssrcss-nw19pv-Promo e1vyq2e80\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1enzf19-PromoCompact e18gnqux0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1d68cot-PromoContent exn3ah99\">\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\"><span role=\"text\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-15dlehh-PromoHeadline exn3ah96\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Warnings mount that criminals seeking to exploit mass IT outage<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ssrcss-r2yl4r-PromoItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div data-testid=\"promo\" class=\"ssrcss-nw19pv-Promo e1vyq2e80\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1enzf19-PromoCompact e18gnqux0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1d68cot-PromoContent exn3ah99\">\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\"><span role=\"text\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-15dlehh-PromoHeadline exn3ah96\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">CrowdStrike and Microsoft: What we know about global IT outage<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-j4gvkq-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\">23 hours ago<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ssrcss-r2yl4r-PromoItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div data-testid=\"promo\" class=\"ssrcss-nw19pv-Promo e1vyq2e80\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1enzf19-PromoCompact e18gnqux0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1d68cot-PromoContent exn3ah99\">\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\"><span role=\"text\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-15dlehh-PromoHeadline exn3ah96\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">How a single IT update caused global havoc<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-j4gvkq-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\">1 day ago<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-8589xk-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-fmt1c3-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><span><\/p>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/924c\/live\/8de49880-4688-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/924c\/live\/8de49880-4688-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/924c\/live\/8de49880-4688-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/924c\/live\/8de49880-4688-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg.webp 624w, 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They all look bored and exhausted.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/aBCpBK.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/924c\/live\/8de49880-4688-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/924c\/live\/8de49880-4688-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/924c\/live\/8de49880-4688-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/924c\/live\/8de49880-4688-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/924c\/live\/8de49880-4688-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/924c\/live\/8de49880-4688-11ef-ac12-f16ca979d7d8.jpg 976w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5f7ft-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">LIVE: Follow updates on this story<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We know that adversaries and bad actors will try to exploit events like this,&#8221; he said in a blog post. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Our blog and technical support will continue to be the official channels for the latest updates.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">His words were echoed by cybersecurity expert Troy Hunt, who runs the well-known Have I Been Pwned security website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cAn incident like this that has commanded so many headlines and has people worried is a gift to scammers,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Mr Hunt was responding to a warning from the Australian Signals Directorate (known as the ASD, the equivalent of the UK&#8217;s GCHQ or the US&#8217;s National Security Agency) which issued an alert about hackers sending out bogus software fixes claiming to be from CrowdStrike.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Alert! We understand a number of malicious websites and unofficial code are being released claiming to help entities recover,&#8221; the notice reads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The agency is urging IT responders to only use CrowdStrike&#8217;s website to source information and help.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The ASD warning follows calls from the UK&#8217;s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on Friday for people to be hyper vigilante of suspicious emails or calls that pretend to be CrowdStrike or Microsoft help.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;An increase in phishing referencing this outage has already been observed, as opportunistic malicious actors seek to take advantage of the situation,&#8221; the agency said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"subheadline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-19w8cxh-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0\">\n<h2 id=\"Fear-and-uncertainty\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"ssrcss-1ipj56t-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\">Fear and uncertainty<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Whenever there is a major news event, especially one linked to technology, hackers respond by tweaking their existing methods to take into account the fear and uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">We saw the same with the Covid-19 pandemic when hackers adjusted their phishing email attacks to offer information about the virus and even pretend to have an antidote in order to hack people and organisations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Because the IT outage has been a global news story we are seeing hackers capitalise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">According to researchers at Secureworks, there has already been a sharp rise in CrowdStrike-themed domain registrations \u2013 hackers registering new websites made to look official and potentially trick IT managers or members of the public into downloading malicious software or handing over private details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The advice is mainly for IT managers who are the ones being affected by this as they try to get their organisations back online. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But individuals too might be targeted, so experts are warning to be cautious and only act on information from the official CrowdStrike channels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"topic-list\" class=\"ssrcss-1qmkvfu-TopicListWrapper etw6iwl1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-smoc0a-StyledTagContainer ed0g1kj1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-50vlbt-TopicListHeaderWrapper etw6iwl0\">\n<h2 type=\"normal\" class=\"ssrcss-1hh51ad-Heading e10rt3ze0\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17ehax8-Cluster e1ihwmse1\">\n<ul role=\"list\" spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1ujonwb-ClusterItems e1ihwmse0\">\n<li>Cyber-security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Published at Sat, 20 Jul 2024 11:50:44 +0000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scam warning as fake emails and websites target users after outage Reuters Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service 20 minutes ago Cyber-security experts and agencies around the world are warning people about a wave of opportunistic hacking attempts linked to the IT outage. 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